Gina,
"No where in the archive is an order to source stocks locally" Actually, not correct: earlier instructions (late 41/early 42) than the period you are talking about do provide latitude to source outside the Army supply chain due to Army's inability to provide paint to units in a timely manner.
Interesting discussion.
Remember, the patterns were not rigid, but provided as a guide only, so lots of variations resulted.
Mike
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